• Senior man strikes again• Our strategy to cut off Salah worked perfectly, says Eguavoen Nigeria and Egypt served the world arguably the best match so far in the on-going African Cup of Nations in Cameroun, yesterday, but the down side was the Super Eagles’ inability to convert the chances they created. Even before the match kicked off at the …
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The former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, is dead. Mr Alao-Akala’s death was confirmed by the spokesperson of his party, APC, Olatunde Abdulazeez, in an interview with Punch newspapers on Wednesday. The Ogbomoso-born politician was 71 years old. A source close to the former governor told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Alao-Akala, who had been battling a terminal ailment, died …
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The Federal Government has ordered that the national flag be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect for the former Head of State, Ernest Shonekan, who died on Tuesday, January 11. The order takes effect from the 12th to 14th of January, 2022, according to a statement signed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the news of the death of the former Head of the Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan. The president, in a statement by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, in Abuja extended condolences to Mr Shonekan’s wife, Margaret, loved ones, as well as the government and people of Ogun State. Mr Shonekan died Tuesday at …
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A former Nigerian interim head of state , Ernest Shonekan, is dead. Mr Shonekan, 85, died Tuesday. The Ogun-born statesman was the head of the interim government that led Nigeria between the military governments of Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha. Already, condolences have been pouring in for Mr Shonekan with both President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Babangida expressing their condolences …
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By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Alltimepost.com Abuja Correspondent On the 13th day of December 2021, men and officials of the Jabi Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) carried out an inspection of vehicles plying the Jabi Airport Road. The inspection lasted for about two hours. While it lasted, residents suffered: commercial vehicles all deserted the road and commuters trekked to their destinations under …
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…As El-Rufa’i condoles NPC on death of staff killed by bandits Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra has said that the NPC would be ready in May 2022 to conduct the first digital population census is in Nigeria. He spoke after paying a courtesy visit to Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El -Rufai on Monday. The Commission, he said, …
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised concern over the slow pace of admission processes across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions for the candidates who sat the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination body in its latest weekly bulletin said only about 100,000 out of about 600,000 eligible candidates have been offered admission by the institutions and uploaded on the JAMB’s …
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Minusters and Heads of Agencies, Monday, reported progress in the implementation of the federal government’s Economic Sustainability Plan. It was the first meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee in 2022, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, presiding. In response to the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari had in June 2020, mandated Prof Osinbajo …
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After months of speculation, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has formally declared his intention to run for the country’s president in 2023. He disclosed this to journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday. In his interview with State House reporters, Mr Tinubu said it has been his age-long ambition …
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